More Ground Cinnamon Tainted With Lead, FDA Warns Consumers

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued multiple alerts this year about high lead levels in several types of ground cinnamon sold at certain discount and specialty stores in several states. The agency said on Tuesday that lead levels were found between 2.03 and 7.01 parts per million (ppm) in these spice brands: ALB Flavor, Shahzada, Compania Indillor Orientale, Spice Class, and La Frontera. Batches of brands from a March 6 alert were added to this week’s advisory: El Chilar, Marcum, SWAD, and Supreme Tradition. “We appreciate the continued work of our state partners to help us monitor lead in ground cinnamon in the market,” Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods Jim Jones said in a news release....